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Municipality reviews bans – Russian birds, eggs OK

(Arab Times Kuwait English Daily) He noted the quarterly import of meat from Bangladesh has also been suspended to prevent foot and mouth disease. He explained the committee is active and plans on recommending to retain the ban on import of birds from the GCC countries until Public …

Cows died from foot and mouth disease

(Free Malaysia Today) SEREMBAN : Three cow breeders from Bahau have been blamed for the death of 147 cows from foot and mouth disease. The state executive council member for Agriculture Industry, Entrepreneurs Development and State Cooperative, Yunus Rahmat, told the State …

South American nations to fight foot-and-mouth disease

(Peninsula On-line) BRASILIA: Agriculture ministers from six South American countries agreed at a meeting yesterday to make the eradication of foot-and-mouth disease a regional priority. The Brasilia gathering followed a foot-and-mouth outbreak in Paraguay in September …

Strengthening Australia’s ability to combat FMD

(Invest in Australia) DAFF Deputy Secretary, Rona Mellor, said Australia has been free of foot and mouth disease for more than 100 years but it is still by far the most significant biosecurity threat to Australia’s livestock industries. “The Matthews report recognises …

S.America takes aim at foot-and-mouth disease

(PhysOrg.com) Agriculture ministers from six South American countries agreed at a meeting Wednesday to make the eradication of foot-and-mouth disease a regional priority. The Brasilia gathering followed a foot-and-mouth outbreak in Paraguay in September that led to …